Baseball Preview: Fleming Island Golden Eagles vs. Leon Lions
Fleming Island has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Leon Lions at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Fleming Island's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Leon's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Fleming Island scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. Everything went their way against Eagle's View as Fleming Island made off with a 10-0 victory. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Fleming Island with their most commanding win of the season.
Keegan Leckband tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Josh Murray was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Tanner Upton was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Leon was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. Their rough 13-3 loss to Lincoln might stick with them for a while.
Leon saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jay Campbell, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Campbell has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Fleming Island has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for Leon, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-8.
Fleming Island took their win against Leon in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 by a conclusive 12-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fleming Island since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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